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Stories from October 17, 2019

Microsoft joins futuristic farm venture near Fargo

Microsoft joins futuristic farm venture near Fargo

Company president Brad Smith announced Thursday that Microsoft is contributing $1.5 million to help get the venture started.
by Dan Gunderson

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry to resign

Energy Secretary Rick Perry to resign

As the country's 14th secretary of energy, Perry leads an agency he once vowed to eliminate. He has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry of Trump.
by Jeff Brady

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Expansion and renovation of Capri Theater in north Minneapolis kicks off

Expansion and renovation of Capri Theater in north Minneapolis kicks off

The 20,000-foot expansion of the sole theater in north Minneapolis will include green space, a technology center for teenagers and a scene shop to teach construction skills. It will also house a 100- to 125-seat community hall that can be used for theater productions, officials said.
by Tarkor Zehn

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Duluth radar picks up enormous flock of ducks over Aitkin County

Duluth radar picks up enormous flock of ducks over Aitkin County

When a mysterious pattern appeared on their radar screens Wednesday morning, hovering over Aitkin County, the staff at the National Weather Service in Duluth puzzled over what it might be.
by John Enger

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Some U.S. farmers get a reprieve at end of challenging year

Some U.S. farmers get a reprieve at end of challenging year

Minnesota and the Dakotas have seen snow and rain in recent weeks that have hampered an already difficult harvest. Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was interrupted by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though a few Northern states have seen their harvest prospects go from bad to worse.
by The Associated Press

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No prison for officer in fatal citizens academy exercise

No prison for officer in fatal citizens academy exercise

A former Florida police officer, who accidentally shot and killed a former Minnesota woman during a citizens academy exercise, will serve no prison time.
by The Associated Press

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Cube Critics See "Zombieland: Double Tap" and "Pain and Glory"

The Zombieland crew returns after 10 short years, and Pedro Almodovar casts a pain and glory-filled eye backwards. Stephanie Curtis and Euan Kerr have thoughts of course.
by Euan Kerr and Stephanie Curtis

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What will it take to close the achievement gap in Minnesota?

What will it take to close the achievement gap in Minnesota?

Minnesota has some of the worst educational disparities in the nation. As a group, students of color score lower on standardized tests and are less likely to graduate from high school than their white peers. As part of the Progressive Education Network National Conference in Minneapolis, MPR News’ Angela Davis hosted a conversation about those disparities — and what to do about them.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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'Get over it': Politics is part of foreign policy, Mulvaney says

'Get over it': Politics is part of foreign policy, Mulvaney says

White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney spoke to reporters in a rare press briefing on Thursday, defending the administration's strategy with Ukraine.
by Jessica Taylor

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Minneapolis police ask for help finding missing child

Minneapolis police ask for help finding missing child

Police say two siblings were last seen Wednesday at their home in northeast Minneapolis. The 7-year-old has been located and found safe and sound, police say, but the 13-year-old child remains missing.
by Tim Nelson

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Counter Stories: Ending violence against indigenous women

Counter Stories: Ending violence against indigenous women

DFL State Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein joined the Counter Stories team to talk about the underreported issue of missing and murdered indigenous women. Kunesh-Podein authored legislation that created the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force.
by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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Pence says Turkey has agreed to suspend its incursion into Syria

Pence says Turkey has agreed to suspend its incursion into Syria

The vice president led a delegation to try to convince the Turkish president to stop the military incursion into Syria and enact a ceasefire. The goals were considered highly unlikely ahead of Thursday's meeting.
by Merrit Kennedy

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It’s snow joke: Feds see another snowier-than-normal winter on the way

It’s snow joke: Feds see another snowier-than-normal winter on the way

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newly released winter outlook indicates the heavy precipitation Minnesota’s seen this year will continue as the weather chills, making for a relatively heavy snow season.
by Tim Nelson

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Walz, Senate GOP at odds over insulin

Walz, Senate GOP at odds over insulin

Gov. Tim Walz is trying to turn up the heat on Senate Republicans to negotiate a deal on emergency insulin access.
by Tim Pugmire

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Returnin’ the Irvin: Floating museum comes home to Duluth

Returnin’ the Irvin: Floating museum comes home to Duluth

After more than a year away, the William A. Irvin was towed back Wednesday night to its parking spot in Duluth’s Minnesota Slip. But to come back home, the ship had to repeat a painfully slow squeeze through a pedestrian bridge.
by Dan Kraker

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Taylor Swift records a Tiny Desk concert

Swift told the 300 people who gathered to see her that the intimate setting was an opportunity to show how the songs sounded when she first wrote them.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Welcome to MSP parking. Do you have a reservation?

Welcome to MSP parking. Do you have a reservation?

Yes, you can now go online and book a parking spot at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. There’s even a discount for people who reserve spots rather than just drive up. Here’s how it works.
by Tim Nelson

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A delightful Thursday, breezy and even warmer on Friday

A delightful Thursday, breezy and even warmer on Friday

We’ll have a sun-splashed Thursday, with light winds. High temperatures will trend upward today and Friday, and the coming weekend will be much nicer than than last weekend. We have your fall color update and a look at flooding along the Red River.
by Ron Trenda

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Death of Outing woman likely a homicide

Sheriff's officials say the death of a northeastern Minnesota woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks appears to be a homicide.
by The Associated Press

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Britain's Johnson hails new Brexit deal with EU

Britain's Johnson hails new Brexit deal with EU

The prime minister said Thursday that he'd forged a new agreement that would allow the European Union to keep collecting VAT tax from Northern Ireland and allow special treatment for some Irish goods.
by Scott Neuman

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Lawsuit seeks to clear Minneapolis sidewalks of e-scooters

Lawsuit seeks to clear Minneapolis sidewalks of e-scooters

Noah McCourt, an advocate for people with disabilities, claims scooter companies and the city of Minneapolis are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
by Matt Sepic

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Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68

Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings dies at 68

The Baltimore congressman, who was chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, had taken a lead role in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
by Scott Neuman

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Art Hounds: Art that helps you find your center

Art Hounds: Art that helps you find your center

Independent curator John Schuerman thoroughly enjoyed Elizabeth Garvey’s solo exhibition “Omphalos” at Future Tense gallery in Minneapolis. Plus, Art Hounds recommend “The Mess in Murder Manor” at Strike Theater and visiting the Perlman Teaching Museum in Northfield.
by Marianne Combs

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Discourse Disrupters: How a science and tech economy could reshape the American Dream

Discourse Disrupters: How a science and tech economy could reshape the American Dream

Intelligence Squared host John Donvan talks with economist Simon Johnson about an idea to put science and technology at the heard of the U.S. economy, and transform the middle class.

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